Industry Terms & Acronyms Definitions
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Industry Terms & Acronyms Definitions
Numeric
- 303 - 303 Aerospace Protectant
- 3MFI - 3M Finesse-It products,
- 3MPI - 3M Perfect-It products
- 3MPIIIFG - 3M Perfect-It III Finishing Glaze
- 3MPIIIMG - 3M Perfect-It III Machine Glaze
- 3MPIIRC - 3M Perfect-It II Rubbing Compound
- 4* - Four Star
- 50/50 - Chemical Guys 5050 Connoisseurs Paste Wax
- 3401 - Flex XC3401VRG Buffer
- 7336 - Porter Cable Orbital Buffer
- 7426 - Porter Cable Orbital Buffer
- 849 - Dewalt Variable Speed Buffer
- 9227C - Makita Rotary Buffer
- +P – Polycharger added
A
- A2Z - Eagle One A2Z All Wheel Cleaner
- AG - AutoGlym, Autogeek
- AGO - Autogeekonline.net (forum)
- AIO - All In One (Typically referring to a paint sealant or wax with cleaners in it to create a polish and LSP in one step.)
- AJ - Jeffs Werkstatt Acyrlic Jett
- AJT - Jeffs Werkstatt Acyrlic Jett Trigger
- APC - All Purpose Cleaners
- AP063 - Menzerna Sealing Wax
- ARO - Amazing Roll Off
- AW - Duragloss Aqua Wax
- AW, A/W 50/50 Alcohol/water mixture
- AZ - AutoZone
B
- BA - Black Again
- BBT - Big Blue Towel (MF)
- B&B/BnB - Poorboy'w World Bold n Bright
- BC - Base Coat
- BF - Blackfire
- BM - Black Magic
- BSG - Adam's Brilliant Spray Glaze
C
- CB - Clay Bar
- CC - Clear Coat
- CCD - California Car Duster
- CCP - Duragloss Clear Coat Polisth
- CCS - Closed Cell Structure
- CCS - Collapsed Cell Structure Lake Country pad
- CD or CCD - California Car Duster
- CDB - California Dry Blade
- CG - Chemical Guys
- CJ - Jeffs Werkstatt Carnauba Jett
- CK - ClearKote
- CM - Clay Magic
- CMW - Clearkote's Carnauba Moose Wax
- CT - Cotton Towel
- CTG - Coating Thickness Gauge
- CW - Cleaner Wax
- CWB - California Water Blade
D
- DA - Dual Action
- DACP - Meguiar's #83 Dual Action Cleaner/Polish
- DC - Detail City
- DG – Duragloss
- DG 101 - Duragloss PC (Polish & Cleaner)
- DG 105 - Duragloss TPP (Total Performance Polish)
- DG 111 - Duragloss CCP (Clear Coat Polish)
- DG 601 - Duragloss Bonding Agent
- DG 951 - Duragloss AW (Aquawax)
- DGPS - Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant
- Diminishing abrasives
- DP - Detailers Pride
- DS - Adam's Detail Spray
- DU - Detail University
- DW - Detailing World
- DWG - Danase Wet Glaze
- Dw 849 - DeWalt Rotary Buffer
E
- EF - Eimann Fabrik
- EFBO - Eimann Fabrik Black Opal
- EFCC - Eimann Fabrik Carpet Cleaner
- EFCP - Eimann Fabrik Clear Pearl instant detailer EFCV - Eimann Fabrik Clear Vision
- EFHI - Eimann Fabrik High Intensity cleaner
- EFPW - Eimann Fabrik Power Wash shampoo
- EFSR - Eimann Fabrik Spot Remover
- EFTR - Eimann Fabrik Tar Remover
- EGP - AutoGlym Extra Gloss Protection
- EO - Eagle One
- EOSR - Eagle One Scratch Remover
- EOWS - Eagle One Wipe n Shine (QD)
- ESP - Engineered Synthetic Polymers
- ETG - Electronic Thickness Guage
- EX - Poorboy's World EX Sealant with Carnuba
- EX-P - Poorboy's World EX Pure Sealant
F
- FB - Forever Black
- FC, FCC - Fine Cut (Compound)
- FG - Foam Gun, Finish Pad, Foam Pad, or 3M Finishing Glaze
- FK1 - Finish Kare Products
- FMJ - Menzerna Full Molecular Jacket
- FPS - Feet Per Second
- FP II - Menzerna Finishing Polish II
- FTG - Menzerna Finishing Touch Glaze
G
- GG - Grit Guard
- GEPC - P21S Gloss-enhancing Paintwork Cleanser
- GW - 1ZGW Einszett Glanz Wax
H
- HP - Hand polishing
- HCP - Heavy Cut Pad
- HSR - High Speed Rotary
- HI - Eimann Fabrik High Intensity Cleaner
- HIC - Eimann Fabrik High Intensity Cleaner
- HG - Hand Glaze
- HT - Hi-Temp Products
I
- IFO - Industrial Fall Out
- IG or SIG - Stoner's Invisible Glass
- IHG - 3M Imperial Hand Glaze
- 1Z - Einszett products
- IP - Menzerna Intensive Polish
- IPA, ISA, IA - Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol
- IW - Collonite Insulator Wax
J
- JS - Chemical Guys Jet Seal
- JW - Jeffs Werkstatt
K
- KAIO - Klasse All-in-One
- KSG - Klasse Sealant Glaze
L
- LC - Lake Country, leather conditioner
- LCP - Light Cut Pad
- LG - Liquid Glass
- LGM - Little Green Machine
- LS - Pinnacle Liquid Souverän wax
- LSP - Last Step Product
- LV - Lexol Vinylex
M
- Megs - Meguiar's
- MLS - Machine Linear Speed
- MF - Microfiber towel
- MFB - Micro Fiber Bonnet
- MLS - Machine Linear Speed
- MGC - Meguiar's Gold Class products
- MG - 3M Machine Glaze
- MP - Machine Polishing, 1ZMP Machine Polish, or Einszett Metallic Polish
- MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheets
- MSLT - Stoner's More Shine Less Time spray
- MW - ClearKote Moose Wax
N
- NL - Poorboy's World Natural Look Dressing
- NXT - Meguiar's NXT Generation Tech Wax
O
- OB - Orbital Buffer
- OC - Optimum Compound
- OCP - Optimum Car Polish
- OCW - Optimum Car Wax
- OHC - Optimum Hyper Compound
- ONR - Optimum No Rinse
- OP - Optimum Polish
- OPP - Optimum Protectant Plus
- OS - Optimum Opti Seal
- OPS - Optimum Poli-Seal
- OTC - Over the Counter
- OTS - Optimum Tire Shine
P
- P21S - P21S Carnauba Wax
- PAC - Premium Auto Care
- PB or PBW - Poorboy’s World or Pep Boys
- PBA - Duragloss Polish Bonding Agent
- PBS - Pinnacle Bodywork Shampoo
- PC - Porter-Cable Orbital Buffer 7424 or 7336, Polycharger
- PCM - Pinnacle Crystal Mist detailing spray
- PCW - P21S Concours-look Carnauba Wax
- PP - Poorboy's Pro Polish
- PTG - Paint Thickness Gauge
- PwC - Poorboy's Pro Polish with Carnauba
- PwCB - Poorboy's Pro Polish with Carnauba Wax Blue
- PwS - Poorboy's Polish with Sealant
- PI3 or PI-III - 3M Perfect-It III products
- PI II - 3M Perfect-It II products
- PC – Porter Cable Buffer or Polycharger
- PG - Menzerna Power Gloss
- PMT - Painter’s Masking Tape
- POS34A - Menzerna Powergloss
- PO106FF - Menzerna Final Finish Hi-Cut for Ceramic Clear Coats
- PO85U - Menzerna Final Finish Hi-Cut
- PO87MF - Menzerna Final Finish
- PO85RD3.x - Menzerna Intensive Polish for Ceramic Clear Coats
- PO85RD - Menzerna Final Finish High Gloss for Ceramic Clear Coats
- PO91L - Menzerna Intensive Polish
- PP - Poorboy's World Professional Polish
- PPCL - Pinnacle Paint Cleaning Lotion
- PPG - Pinnacle Paste Glaze
- PPI - Pores Per Inch
- PSS - Pinnacle Signature Series
- PS - Pinnacle Souverän Paste Wax
- PS - Jeffs Werkstatt Prime Strong
- PTG - Paint Thickness Gauge
- PW - Pressure Washer or Poorboy's World products
Q
- QD - Quick Detailer
- QD+ - Poorboy's World Quick Detailer Plus spray
- QEW - Protect All Quick & Easy Wash, Quick Easy Wash
- QID - Quick Interior Detailer
- QS - ClearKote Quik Shine detail spray
- QW - Meguiar's Quick Wax
R
- RB - Rotary Buffer
- RBOE - Rubbish Boy's Original Edition Wax
- RIDS - Random Isolated Deeper Scratches
- RO - Random Orbital (polishing machine), also Reverse Osmosis (rinse water)
- RWL - Raised White Letters
S
- S100 - S100 Carnauba Wax
- S1 - SYSTEM ONE
- SCW - 3M Perfect It Show Car Wax
- SEPC - S100 Shine Enhancing Paintwork Cleaner
- SG - Simple Green or Klasse Sealant Glaze
- S&G - Poorboy's Spray & Gloss
- S&W - Poorboy's Spray & Wipe
- SIG - Stoners Invisible Glass
- SIP - Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
- SMR - Swirl Mark Remover
- SMP - Specialty Motor Products
- SRP - AutoGlym Super Resin Polish
- SS - Single Stage Paint
- SSB - Stoner Speed Bead
- SS&S - Poorboy's World Super Slick & Suds
- SSR1 - Poorboy's World Super Swirl Remover Light Abrasive
- SSR2 - Poorboy's World Super Swirl Remover Medium Abrasive
- SSR2.5 - Poorboy's World Super Swirl Remover Medium-Heavy Abrasive
- SSR3 - Poorboy's World Super Swirl Remover Heavy Duty Compound
- SS - Single stage paint
- SW - Spray Wax, or Poorboy's World Spray and Wipe
- S&G - Poorboy's World Spray and Gloss
T
- TF or 1ZTF - Einszett Tiefenpfleger
- TPP - Duragloss Total Performance Polish
- TR - Poorboy's World Trim Restorer
- TW - Turtle Wax
U
- UDM - Ultimate Detailing Machine
- UP - 1ZUP Einszett Ultra Paint Polish
- UGE - 4 Star Ultimate Gloss Enhancer
- UPC – 4 Star Ultimate Paint Cleaner
- UPP – 4 Star Ultimate Paint Protection
- UPPS – 4 Star Ultimate Paint Protection Spray
- UV - Ultra Violet
- UVR - Ultra Violet Radiation
V
- VC - Victoria Concours
- VM - Clearkote's Vanilla Moose Hand Glaze
- VNB - Metropolitan Vacuum Company’s Vac n’ Blo
- VRT - Adam's Vinyl, Rubber & Tire
W
- WAUD - Eagle One Wax as You Dry
- WBW - Worlds Best Wax
- WG - Wolfgang
- WGDGS - Wolfgang Deep Gloss Sealant
- WGBDTG - Wolfgang Black Diamond Tyre Gel
- WM - Wash Mitt
- WSR - Water Spot Remover
- WOWA - Wipe On, Walk Away
- WOWO - Wipe On, Wipe Off
- WW - Waffle Weave Towel
- WWB - P21S Windshield Wash Booster
X
- X3 - SYSTEM ONE X3 Cutting Polish
- XC3401VRG - Flex XC3401VRG Buffer
Y
Z
- Z - Zaino Brothers
- Z1 - Zaino Show Car Polish Lok
- Z2 - Zaino Show Car Polish for Clear Coated Finishes
- Z3 - Zaino Show Car Polish for Regular Paint
- Z5 - Zaino Polish for Swirl Marks and Fine Scratches
- Z6 - Zaino Ultra Clean Gloss Enhancer Spray
- Z7 - Zaino Show Car Wash
- Z8 - Zaino Grand Finale Spray Seal
- Z9 - Zaino Leather Soft Spray Cleaner
- Z10 - Zaino Leather in a Bottle
- Z12 - Zaino Clear-View Glass Polish
- Z14 - Zaino Plastic Magic Cleaner & Polish
- Z16 - Zaino Perfect Tire Gloss
- Z18 - Zaino Clay Bar
- ZAIO - Zaino All-In-One
- ZCS - Zaino Clear Seal
- ZFX - Zaino Flash Cure Accelerator Additive
- ZPC - Zaino Fusion Dual Action Paint Cleaner Swirl Remover
